My chiro has been taping my shoulder and calf (had that terrible knot addressed today; I've had broken bones that hurt less than that deep tissue work), and I have to say it's either psychosomatic or the stuff actually works. Between KT Tape and Rocktape I seem to like Rocktape better; the adhesive is way stronger, so even tho KT seems to stretch a bit more it won't hold as long or as well.

The girl I'm dating wants to join one in the east end - so that would be LA Fitness in Bakery Square, Fitness Factory on S Highland, or Shadyside X on Walnut. Any that I'm missing? Given that LA Fitness is a huge chain I thought I'd be able to find some promo codes online or something.

I usually just jog and lift dumbells at home, but I'd join with her at a bogo rate.

PensFanInDC wrote:Is there a planet fitness up there? It's like $10 a month down here.

There are a few in the suburbs but none anywhere around me. I miss living on the South Side and working out in that roidhead trailer on Wharton Street that never seemed to remember to bill me.

I can get some kind of discount rate at Fitness Factory through my health insurance - but theres no discount. Just additional fees Either way its around $300 for the year, the work program just tacks on additional enrollment fees. And that doesn't help her either.

I feel like I've seen deals for you and a buddy to sign up and get one free, or get one half off. Not seeing anything like that online though.

I'm usually content doing 5ks and probably even enjoy 10ks more than the 5's. I start doing the longer races last year, ones that are longer than the 10k but not quite a half-marathon and those really knock me down for a day or so. I couldn't imagine going 26 miles on foot. I'm not getting any younger and I'm sure my knees aren't getting in better shape.

I try to avoid running and just make sure when i'm at the gym I keep my heart rate elevated nonstop for 20-30 minutes. My knees don't like running, which sucks because I do like it. I've never had interest in running more than 5 or so miles either though and really never more than 5k. That was what I worked up to last year when I was running and then was just working on getting down to a 20 minute 5k. I think I got it down to like 21:30 or so as my best time before I got out of it. Marathon running has to do harm to your body.

Lately I've really been trying to focus more on HIIT, since I've really been getting in a regimented lifting schedule. Like Wednesday for example, I only worked out for like 13 minutes, but during that time I sustained something like a 7:40 mile pace. I was doing 1:15 jog, :45 all-out sprint. By the end of those 13 minutes, I was sucking wind hard, it's definitely a whole different beast.

I40, I'll probably never run a marathon for that exact reason. Obviously there are people that run a ton of them (congrats GJ), but there is clear, documented evidence that they actually destroy your heart tissue, as well as have other debilitating effects. I also have a family history of cardiac events, so I'd rather not risk it. I'll do up to a half-marathon and that's about it.

shafnutz05 wrote:I40, I'll probably never run a marathon for that exact reason. Obviously there are people that run a ton of them (congrats GJ), but there is clear, documented evidence that they actually destroy your heart tissue, as well as have other debilitating effects. I also have a family history of cardiac events, so I'd rather not risk it. I'll do up to a half-marathon and that's about it.

I've never used one much before. I ran on it for 60 minutes yesterday with my heart rate around 150. Wasn't too tiring, but the machine seemed to think I was burning about 100 calories every 10 minutes.

I could dig that - I could rewatch all of 24 on this thing leading up to the new season.

I'm tall, and the geometry of the elliptical just doesn't work for me. It wrecks my calves and is half the workout of real running. I burn 200/cal a mile which I can cover in about 8 minutes, so 500/cal in the same time it'd take to burn 200 on the elliptical. If I need something low impact I'd just bike, skate, or swim.

Wife loves the elliptical, and she's a marathoner, but she's 10" shorter than me. YMMV.